[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

120 STAT. 3886
 
PROCLAMATION 8055--SEPT. 21, 2006



Proclamation 8055 of September 21, 2006
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2006
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In times of war or crisis, the citizen-soldiers of our National Guard
and Reserve are ready and willing to answer the call of duty. During
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, we express our
deep gratitude to these brave men and women and to the employers who
support them and enable them to serve.
Members of the National Guard and Reserve put on the uniform of the
United States when our country needs them most. In the war on terror,
thousands of these civilians from all walks of life have been called
away from their jobs and families and mobilized for duty around the
world. They are performing many different missions, but all are working
to deliver the blessings of freedom to people who have not known
liberty.
Here at home, the National Guard is working to protect our borders, and
National Guard personnel and Reservists help rebuild communities and
bring comfort, security, and healing to individuals in the aftermath of
hurricanes and other natural disasters. The dedicated service of our
National Guard and Reserve personnel is vital to the security of our
Nation, and these patriots are an inspiration and source of pride to all
Americans.
We also appreciate the commitment of the civilian employers of these
courageous men and women. By providing time off, pay, health care
benefits, and job security, these employers help members of the National
Guard and Reserve and their families serve our country and prepare for
their return to civilian life. In offices, schools, factories, and small
businesses across America, employers operate without some of their most
talented people, and America appreciates their support and the support
they provide to their employees in our National Guard and Reserve.
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week is an important
opportunity to express our country's debt of gratitude to the men and
women of the National Guard and Reserve and to all the employers who
stand behind these dedicated individuals.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 24 through
September 30, 2006, as National Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve Week. I encourage all Americans to join me in expressing our
thanks to members of our National Guard and Reserve and their civilian
employers for their patriotic sacrifice on behalf of our Nation. I also
call upon State and local officials, private organizations, businesses,
and all military commanders to observe this week with appropriate
ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the

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Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
GEORGE W. BUSH